Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

Emergency aerial services provider Avincis has been awarded a seven-year contract renewal to operate Italy’s government-owned fleet of 18 De Havilland Canada CL-415 firefighting aircraft.

police had initiated a criminal investigation into the procedures followed as part of a forestry department tender process for aerial firefighting equipment. The administrative investigation ...

OTAY MESA, Calif. (KGTV) — Throughout the morning Friday, Cal Fire has sent aircraft to aid in the fight against the Border 2 Fire. Many have repeatedly dipped into Otay Lake, preparing to drop ...

The only bright colors seen from a helicopter flight over fire-damaged areas on Wednesday came from a few red cars and a single yellow one. Traffic was light as residents in most of the region ...

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard ...

Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and firefighters battled to increase containment as dangerous winds whipped up ...

Video captured from an airplane shows the smoke and flames from the Hughes Fire near Los Angeles. The Hughes Fire, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles, broke out on Wednesday (Jan 22 ...

The two fires that broke out on January 7 have burned an area nearly the size of Washington DC, according to the California Fire Department. The blaze, one of the most destructive natural ...

Aerial Views Show Ash and Rubble From Los Angeles Fire Zones By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From the air, the once-thriving Los Angeles neighborhoods wiped out by recent wildfires now ...